Player of the Month
Mason Kappas
December 2024
Age: 13
Hockey Nickname: Kap
Team: 2011 AA Capitals
Jersey Number: 51
Years playing hockey: 6 years
Years with LHSS: 3 years
Favorite hockey moment:
Playing in the Videotron Center in Quebec. The entire experience of the Quebec International Pee Wee Tournament was amazing. He lived with an awesome billet family that they have become lifelong friends with and he loved skating on the ODRs up there.
Favorite team and player:
Cale Makar
Pre-game meal and routine:
Gets to the rink an hour and 20 minutes early to start mentally preparing.
Other interests:
Fishing, boating, water-sports, and golf.
Aty Olsgard
November 2024
Age: 12
Hockey Nickname: Olsy
Team: CCYHA 14U Girls
Jersey Number: 17
Years playing hockey: 4 years
Years with LHSS: 2 years
Favorite hockey moment:
Playing hockey outdoors with family in British Columbia, Canada
Favorite team and player:
Florida Panthers & Toronto Maple Leafs
Pre-game meal and routine:
Listening to my pump-up mix, having a smoothie, and talking & thinking about the game with my dad
Other interests:
Lacrosse, water sports, wake surfing, snow skiing, and golf
Other fun facts:
I started out with figure skating, but when my brother started playing hockey, then I wanted to start. My dad played for OSU and now coaches me and my siblings. Also, I'm half Canadian and my dad was born in Saskatchewan.
Cam Thomas
October 2024
Age: 11
Hockey Nickname: Cam
Team: 2012 OBJ Girls AAA Blue Jackets
Jersey Number: 22
Years playing hockey: 7 years
Years with LHSS: 2 years
Favorite hockey moment:
Playing in the International Silver Stick Championship in Ontario Canada
Favorite team and player:
PWHL Boston Fleet/Hilary Knight
Pre-game meal and routine:
Listening to Taylor Swift in the car, drinking a Starbucks refresher, and eating chicken tendies
Other interests:
Traveling, crafts, soccer, skiing, and wakeboarding
Other fun facts:
My brother Alex is a sophomore defenseman on the Olentangy Orange JV team and is the reason I started playing hockey
Ian Leskovich
September 2024
Age: 16
Hockey Nickname: Lesko
Team: Olentangy Orange Varsity/ 16U Chill Pre-post
Jersey Number: 6
Years playing hockey: 11 years
Years with LHSS: 5 Years
Favorite hockey moment:
Scoring 2 goals and an a assist as a defenseman in the season opener, and earning player of the game
Favorite team and player:
Columbus Blue Jackets/ Johnny Gaudreau
Pre-game routine:
Listening to his hype songs playlist
Other interests:
Snowboarding, playing guitar, running, working out, traveling and hanging out with family and friends
Other fun facts:
He is very competitive and likes to be adventurous and try new things
Aiden Hoffman
May 2024
Age: 13
Hockey Nickname: Hoff
Team: 2010 Ohio AAA Blue Jackets
Jersey Number: 42
Years playing hockey: 6 Years
Years with LHSS: 1 Year
Favorite hockey moment:
Making the AAA team and attending game 3 of the 2019 playoffs when CBJ swept Tampa
Favorite team and player:
Columbus Blue Jackets/ Alexandre Texier
Pre-game meal and routine:
Pasta with butter and parmesan day of the game, peanut butter crackers while getting ready in the locker room
Other interests:
Snowboarding and baseball
Other fun facts:
He is half Filipino, he doesn’t like candy, and he is taking high school math
Isabelle Flaherty
April 2024
Age: 14
Hockey Nickname: Izzy/Bruce
Team: 16U Girls Ohio AAA Blue Jackets
Jersey Number: 10
Years playing hockey: 7 Years
Years with the LHSS: 5 Years
Favorite hockey moment:
Making the AAA team
Favorite team and player:
New York Rangers / Artemi Panarin
Pre-game meal and routine:
Drinks a Starbucks refresher and re-tapes her sticks
Other interests:
Writing, traveling (especially to the beach), hanging out with friends, volunteering, weight lifting, and coaching hockey
Other fun facts:
Her younger sister Avery also plays for the Ohio AAA program and they have three dogs, a golden retriever, a husky, and a king Charles cavalier
Evan Weiss
March 2024
Age: 18
Hockey Nickname: Weiser
Team: Warcats Varsity Club Hockey
Jersey Number: 53
Years playing hockey: 14 Years
Years with the LHSS: 14 Years
Favorite hockey moment:
Skating in the LHSS 6:00 a.m. morning sessions and having Coach Lee drive him to school after
Favorite team and player:
Detroit Red Wings / Moritz Seider
Pre-game meal and routine:
He has to listen to Don't Stop Believin' before every game
Other interests:
He loves playing roller hockey, video games, and hanging with friends. He will be majoring in sports psychology at Cincinnati next year.
Other fun facts:
He is a true Day 1 LHSS skater and is working towards becoming an LHSS Coach. He has been an LHSS assistant for the last 2 years.
Easton Reichardt
February 2024
Age: 12
Hockey Nickname: East
Team: 2011 AAA Ohio Blue Jackets
Jersey Number: 17
Years playing hockey: 6 Years
Years with the LHSS: 5 Years
Favorite hockey moment:
Scoring a goal at the Brick tournament
Favorite team and player:
Columbus Blue Jackets / Zach Werenski & Cale Makar
Pre-game meal and routine:
Chicken penne pasta. Stretch and foam roll. Kick the soccer ball around and tape his sticks.
Other interests:
Fishing and playing outside
Other fun facts:
He has 2 dogs and 2 brothers
Noah Williamson
January 2024
Age: 14
Hockey Nickname: Noah
Team: 2009 AAA Ohio Blue Jackets
Jersey Number: 9
Years playing hockey: 10 Years
Years with the LHSS: 7 Years
Favorite hockey moment:
He has had so many great coaches and teammates that he cannot name just one. He enjoys all the hotel trips and tournaments and hanging out with his team.
Favorite team and player:
Columbus Blue Jackets / Alex Ovechkin
Pre-game meal and routine:
Jump roping
Other interests:
Fishing/hunting and being outdoors
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